Players who test out Google\u2019s game-streaming service with Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey for at least an hour, before Jan. 15,2019, will get a free copy of the game on PC, to keep and play offline.<\/b>
\nIf you sign up for and participate in Project Stream \u2014 Google\u2019s foray into a streaming video game service, which launched a test back in October \u2014 you can get a free copy of Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey to keep, on PC.
Ubisoft is dangling the freebie, and some free Helix Credits (the series\u2019 in-game currency) to get folks to participate. Project Stream is currently only compatible with Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey, which testers can already fool around with at will just by launching the service. But if they spend at least an hour playing Odyssey in Project Stream before Jan. 15,2019, they get a free copy on PC, linked to their Uplay account. (Uplay and Google accounts are necessary to participate.)
The 1,000 Helix Credits offered are only for the test period, though. They will not carry over to the full, Uplay-linked game after Jan. 15. But any items purchased with this currency during the trial (we recommend the XP boost, coincidentally 1,000 HC) plus all game saves will carry over to the free game. If you already have Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey on PC linked to your Uplay account, sorry, it\u2019s not like you get a second copy or a refund.
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We tried out Project Stream with Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey back in October and found the gameplay smooth and responsive and the stream quality impressive, especially for a state-of-the-art title needing a lot of performance. Project Stream is a browser-based streaming service (meaning it runs through Google Chrome) On a home Wi-Fi network, it ran just as smoothly using both a gaming PC with ideal specs and a MacBook Pro with less than. Some audio compression was noticeable, but \u201cgiven the choice between playing the standard PC version of the game and the Project Stream version, I\u2019d probably choose streaming,\u201d our reviewer said.
If you\u2019re interested, Google has more information, including how to sign up for Project Stream.<\/p>\n